Any change we Get graphics improvements with Shadowbringers?

[rachcouture]

As far as I can tell, this is the most graphically demanding mmo there is. I mean the game is stunning visually. Soooooo I'm a little bit confused. At least SE hasn't pulled a blizzard and left their tech in the past just so people on potatoes can play their game too.

Black Desert, Moonlight Blade, Archage, and a ton of others both old and new would like to say something about that.

FFXIV has good art design (mostly; there's a handful of exceptions where the transition from concept art to 3D model didn't turn out quite right imo), but on a technical level, it was dated at release, let alone now. While I don't expect a full-on rework, simple things like textures, shaders, and mesh updates for character models (especially our feet) would go a long way in future-proofing the game.

[van_arn]

As far as I can tell, this is the most graphically demanding mmo there is. I mean the game is stunning visually. Soooooo I'm a little bit confused. At least SE hasn't pulled a blizzard and left their tech in the past just so people on potatoes can play their game too.

Perhaps a little adventuring out-of-game can help with that. The character creation of BDO alone runs circles around this.

That's not to say I find XIV unpleasant, it's just not even in the running for most graphically demanding.

[xxvaynxx]

Some peoples PC are more crappy than a ps4. So like...always blaming ps4 is pretty stupid, lots of people seem to think everybody is running this game on a high-end pc when I think it was said most people run on a med to low end pc.

But yoshi said there is no plans to upgrade the graphics, I can't remember where I saw it but he thinks ff14 already looks good and with the PS5 they'll just give them some of the options PC has.

And I agree, coming from a non graphics whore, the game already looks nice tbh. I personally don't see a reason to upgrade the graphics when you look at other MMO's that look horrible.

[Jeeqbit]

People can play FFXIV on potatoes with onboard intel graphics. All they need to do is turn all of the settings to minimum and set the processor priority for the game to Above Normal. Obviously this means low FPS and difficulty processing large numbers of objects and effects. Resources that would normally go to processing network traffic go to processing the game's graphics. All of these things are not hugely noticable in normal versions of content.

People can play the game on a potato if they really can't get something better assembled for a while, such as due to their gaming machine busting, but it's risky to do high-end content on one due to the latency it adds, the low FPS and the low resolution that will make seeing some mechanics in Stormblood more difficult.

The point here being that people can play this game on potatoes from earlier this decade despite how visually stunning it is, and get away with it in most content. Don't underestimate just how much the ability to turn down settings allows people with old machines to play; SE have the old machine players covered. They obviously don't make content to consider their potato machines though, and it wouldn't make sense to since most people you meet have a great PC, a good PC or a PS4.

[guardin]

As far as I can tell, this is the most graphically demanding mmo there is. I mean the game is stunning visually. Soooooo I'm a little bit confused. At least SE hasn't pulled a blizzard and left their tech in the past just so people on potatoes can play their game too.

Visually stunning is pushing it way too far. Dragon Raja built on un4 for mobile looks 10x better than ff14. ff14 artstyle is great but the textures, clunky movement when walking and turning and etc is holding it back. Blade and soul is moving to unreal engine 4 this year and bdo just got a remaster. Also moonlight blade is drop dead gorgeous. Back in 2013 your statement would have held up but ff14 is not leading the visually stunning department anymore. Still a pretty game in certain aspects to be sure.

[jadan2000]

Black Desert, Moonlight Blade, Archage, and a ton of others both old and new would like to say something about that.

FFXIV has good art design (mostly; there's a handful of exceptions where the transition from concept art to 3D model didn't turn out quite right imo), but on a technical level, it was dated at release, let alone now. While I don't expect a full-on rework, simple things like textures, shaders, and mesh updates for character models (especially our feet) would go a long way in future-proofing the game.

agreed. FFXIV still looks good, dont get me wrong, but their are newer technologies that it could benefit from as well.

[disturbedcobra]

Hell, I can play the game smooth, with little issues on my run of the mill PC I put together. XD I am using a Dell PC, originally I3 CPU, from a couple years ago as a base with the below components added to boost capabilities. Even with this, I am running with the same quality gameplay and graphics as my PS4 Pro. And this is running at the highest possible settings.

GPU: 1050 TI
CPU: I5 2500

[Derio]

Not going to happen. We just dropped 32bit support. It wont be until they bring up minimum pc specs to match the ps4.

[Xlantaa]

I think it is ok like it is now. The current setting allows play the game for a wide range of playerbase who play for example on low end laptops. Sure you can say "fuck them, they should build a PC gamer" but that's like shot on your feet if you want to have more players or keep the ones who are currently playing. Higher minumun specs = less players.

Of course, if they can do it by adding extra settings without increasing minimum specs then it is welcome.

[Tatiana]

They will continue to dish out the same excuse no matter what console releases. It just doesn’t seem to be something they are interested in doing.

really?? do you have a link for this??

It was in an interview he did not long ago, I don't really remember where it was conducted, I think it may be posted somewhere on this forum as well but I read the same interview she did.